Posted by friarpuk on January 30th, 2010
Sermon: Nehemiah NOW/ Text: Nehemiah 8:8-10/ Preaching Date: 24/01/10, Epiphany 3 (Year C)/ Location: St Stephens Lutheran Church, Katanning, Western Australia
Focus: Nehemiah’s return to Jerusalem with the Jews from exile brought with it a renewed era of repentance for Israel’s sin and stupidity. We too are heading for a renewed era of repentance due to our western society’s sin and stupidity. Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on January 22nd, 2010
Sermon: The Greatest Spiritual Gift/ Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11/ Preaching Date: 17/01/10, Epiphany 2 (Year C)/ Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Narrogin, Western Australia
Focus: Here about a troubled church congregation and how despite their grave attitude God still gave them the his greatest spiritual gift. (Sorry about the audio distortion)
Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on January 22nd, 2010
Sermon: Good Enough for Jesus Good Enough for Me/ Text: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22/ Preaching Date: 10/01/10, Epiphany 1 (Year C)/ Location: St Stephens Lutheran Church, Katanning, Western Australia
Focus: When you were baptised you received salvation in Christ. When Christ was baptised he was immersed into a ministry of baptism, where strangely enough he did not baptise anyone, but was himself immersed into a baptism of the Holy Spirit and of fire so we might have salvation. Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on January 21st, 2010
Sermon: Grace Upon Grace/ Text: John 1: 1-2, 14, 16-17, Ephesians 1:7-8, 11-14/ Preaching Date: 03/01/10, Christmas 2 (Year C)/ Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Narrogin, Western Australia
Focus: Twelve days of Christmas seems like a trite carol to sing. But once decoded one will see that in it we rejoice over the grace God bestows upon us! God lavishes us with ever multiplying grace. Grace Upon Grace to the power of Twelve, and beyond.
Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on December 8th, 2009
Sermon: Known Unto God/ Text: Luke 3:1-6; Malachi 3:1-4/ Preaching Date: 6/12/09, Advent 2 (Year C)/ Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Narrogin, Western Australia
Focus: In an age where God is denied two unidentified men are laid to rest in a grave with the inscription, ”Known Unto God”. Now these unknown men give testomony to a God who wants to be known to humanity. Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on December 8th, 2009
Sermon: Turn up the Volume/ Text: Luke 21:25-36/ Preaching Date: 29/11/09, Advent 1 (Year C)/ Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Narrogin, Western Australia
Focus: Are you making too much noise to hear God. The noise we make so often is set only to glorify ourselves. And still we wonder why we endure so many nightmares in this life! God is turning up the volume of his second coming calling us to stop and listen to him! Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on November 26th, 2009
Sermon: Hang On/ Text: John 5:21-29/ Preaching Date: 22/11/09, Day of Fulfilment - Last Sunday of Church Year Proper 29 (Year B)/ Location: St Stephens Lutheran Church, Katanning, Western Australia
Focus: Hang On, help is on its way! Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth! In this sermon hear how Jesus is our Inner Man who speaks to us through his Written Word by the power of the Holy Spirit. Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on November 17th, 2009
Sermon: Christ in Church/ Text: Hebrews 10:19-25/ Preaching Date: 15/11/09, Pentecost 24 Proper 28 (Year B)/ Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Narrogin, Western Australia
Focus: What is true church? Many these days don’t even bother with this question, thinking they can be Christian without attending church. In this sermon we see how worship is inseperable from faith in Jesus Christ. Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on November 3rd, 2009
Sermon: Temporary Tears/ Text: Revelation 21:1-6a/ Preaching Date: 1/11/09, All Saints Day (Year B)/ Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Narrogin, Western Australia
Focus: What causes tears in your life? Do you realise that those who trust in Jesus Christ for their salvation, tears are temporary and in heaven they will be removed forever? Remaining in Christ is a sure way of knowing that one day we will never have cause for tears. Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on October 29th, 2009
Sermon: Reformation Lamination/ Text: Romans 3:20-24, 27-28/ Preaching Date: 25/10/09, Commemoration of the Reformation (Year B)/ Location: St Stephens Lutheran Church, Katanning, Western Australia / Focus: Once upon a time windscreens on vehicles shattered when hit by a stone, today thankfully they are laminated to stop them shattering. Instead one is just left with a star on the glass. Similarly today Christians are laminated to Christ and his grace so that when the law strikes it no longer shatters us but allows us to give glory to our Saviour who saves us through his lamination to us through his death and resurrection in our baptism! Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on October 23rd, 2009
Sermon: In Order to Serve Us/ Text: Mark 10:43-45/ Preaching Date: 18/10/09, Pentecost 20 Proper 24 (Year B)/ Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Narrogin, Western Australia
Focus: James and John line up before Jesus to be served up good positions in heaven, but Jesus quickly explains that it’s all about serving rather than being served. In this sermon we see how God serves us. Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on October 15th, 2009
Sermon: The Good Bloke Joke/ Text: Mark 10:17-31/ Preaching Date: 11/10/09, Pentecost 19 Proper 23(Year B)/ Location: St Stephens Lutheran Church, Katanning, Western Australia / Focus: Ever gone to funeral and wondered if the right bloke is being buried. He’s not as good as everyone’s making him out to be. You come away with a sour taste in your mouth. Or perhaps you hear how good he’s been and wish you could be as good. Well then this semon is for you! Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on October 7th, 2009
Sermon: Jesus Reaches/ Text: Mark 10:13-16/ Preaching Date: 4/10/09, Pentecost 18 Proper 22(Year B)/ Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Narrogin, Western Australia / Focus: No matter what we do in this world it doesn’t get us any favours from God, but all of us are within Jesus reach when we allow him to take us in his arms and bless us with forgiveness of sins and salvation. Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on September 23rd, 2009
Sermon: The Desert Oak/ Text: Psalm 1/ Preaching Date: 20/9/09, Pentecost 16 Proper 20(Year B)/ Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Narrogin, Western Australia
Focus: Trees in the desert seem to defy the odds of being there. We as christians also defy the odds of existing in a world that seems impossible in which to exist. But we live like trees in the desert, because of Christ who grounds us in our existence and sustains us into eternity. Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on September 17th, 2009
Sermon: Expectations/ Text: Mark 8:27-38/ Preaching Date: 16/9/09, Pentecost 15 Proper 19 (Year B)/ Location: St Stephens Lutheran Church, Katanning, Western Australia
Focus: For many people today, expectations of church are not being met! Are you one of them? But perhaps it’s better if we ponder if our expectations are the same as God’s expectations! What is God’s expectations of church and you? Asking ourselves this question in the light of Christ and his word, shows us how much we really do fall short every day, and therefore continues to make know just how much we need Christ and his forgiveness in our lives every day. Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on September 11th, 2009
Sermon: A Sermon by Pastor Greg Pfeiffer (WALCA President)/ Text: Mark 7:31-37/ Preaching Date: 6/9/09, Pentecost 14 Proper 18 (Year B)/ Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Narrogin, Western Australia
Focus: Pastor Greg preaches on a recent trip to the Narrogin Congregation. Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on September 1st, 2009
Sermon: Which Crucifix/ Text: James 1:17-18, 21-25/ Preaching Date: 30/8/09, Pentecost 13 Proper 17 (Year B)/ Location: St Stephens Lutheran Church, Katanning, Western Australia
Focus: Did you know there are two crucifixes which appear in the Christian Church? They are told apart by the body that appears on the cross. One has the broken body of Christ from Good Friday, and the other has the glorified body of our risen Lord, Christ the King! For us they can represent the two themes present in God’s word. The Law which sends us to the cross and the Gospel which enables us to stand with Christ in victory over death. Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on August 28th, 2009
Sermon: Paper, Scissors, Rock/ Text: John 6:63/ Preaching Date: 23/8/09, Pentecost 12 Proper 16(Year B)/ Location: Katanning-Narrogin Parish Service, at Wagin, Western Australia
Focus: To see who goes first, to see who gets the best, kids can play “Paper, Scissors, Rock”. Unfortunately many grow into adults thinking they can juggle another three things to make themselves strong, namely popularity, wealth, and time. But in reality we have no control over any of these let alone ourselves. Even those who have popularity find themselves lonely, the wealthy fine themselves poor, and those seeking time never have enough. We are therefore called not to trust the flesh or anything that perishes, rather we are called to trust in Jesus Chirst. From whom we receive the Spirit and life! Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on August 18th, 2009
Sermon: The Spirit of Widsom/ Text:Ephesians 5:15-20/ Preaching Date: 16/8/09, Pentecost 11 Proper 15 (Year B)/ Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Narrogin, Western Australia
Focus: How does one get wisdom? Even greater - how does one get the wisdom which God desires? This is wisdom in accordance with the will of God. Let’s turn to the Word of God to find out! Listen on…
Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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Posted by friarpuk on August 14th, 2009
Sermon: Shaken not Stirred/ Text:Ephesians 4:25-5:2/ Preaching Date: 09/8/09, Pentecost 10 Proper 14 (Year B)/ Location: St Stephen’s Lutheran Church, Katanning, Western Australia
Focus: Many people inside and outside the church believe it’s a sin if Christians get angry. But we’re told in Scripture, in our anger do not sin. So we can be angry without actually sinning. The question we must ask ourselves in determining what our anger is actually doing is this: Is our anger glorifying God or someone/thing else? Hear more below… Grace Mercy & Peace. Friarpuk
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